Chapter 35. My Perfect Dress (2)

I grabbed a knife and tried to cut open the watermelon in my hand but Dad’s thundering voice stopped me.

“Mei,” he called out.

I waited for a moment before I turned to look at my dad.

“Welcome Apa,” I said and dropped the watermelon in the sink. “You are ready for dinner?” I asked rhetorically.

“What are you doing in here?” He asked me.

“I am learning, going to be a wife soon and you are going to cut me off. I and my husband can’t afford all the luxuries you offer me so I am learning,” I said and wiped my wet hands on my apron.

“Go and get changed and come down for dinner,” Dad ordered.

I tried to argue but he wasn’t listening, he kept staring at me with stern eyes so I removed the apron and left.

“I was only washing fruits,” I whined as I walked up the stairs to my room.

After dinner I went up to my room and avoided my parents, they just had to come home early and spoil my fun. I remained in my room all night and refused to eat